L.A. school board considers an irresponsible—and illegal—charter moratorium
A plea for common sense
A plea for common sense
Where education reform has lost its way
CTU President Karen Lewis took aim at the city’s charter schools, and it’s not surprising.
NEPC misses the mark in its review of Matt Chingos and Paul Peterson's research
Los Angeles charter-school advocates are questioning the legality of a proposed moratoriu
Voucher-movement leaders have found purpose in the notion that parents know what is best for their children. The charter movement can learn from that, and the Chicago strike has made that lesson relevant.
Students create and produce their own vision of education
A brief history lesson
It may not be the Catholic school system that is in trouble, but the Church.
Catnip for the school-choice proponent
A rising school-choice tide for charters and vouchers alike
The National PTA shakes up its stance on charter authorizing
What the latest Cato study gets right...and wrong
A new study shows that black students who won a school-voucher lottery in New York a generation ago were more likely to attend college than students who didn’t win.
The nation’s oldest parochial school system starts fresh
Philadelphia was home to the nation’s first diocesan Catholic school system. Now it has the first Catholic school system run by a foundation of lay people.
An attorney general's audacious move may highlight the desperate need for an emergency manager.
What the feds can and should do
In November, they're decide who has the power to authorize charter schools
Three new Fordham schools open their doors this month
Louisiana's call for a practical accountability system for the state’s voucher program
The program, slated to expire at the end of this year, needs more time--and attention--to reach its full potential.
Michigan's Highland Park School District offers a worthwhile experiment in edu-governance
A perfect storm of low enrollment, poor fiscal management, and some of the worst academic results in the state prompted Highland Parks Public Schools to take bold action.
Here's hoping that private schools in Louisiana won't be bullied out of their desire to serve disadvantaged students
The Louisiana teachers union can’t get the courts to stop private schools from enrolling voucher-bearing students this fall, so they’ve taken to threatening the schools with litigation.
Putting the sliding scale into practice
Ohio charters are gaining an international reputation—but not for the best of reasons.